Kaycee M Sink

Summary

Affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia: a review of the evidence
    Kaycee M Sink
    Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
    JAMA 293:596-608. 2005
  2. ncbi Caregiver characteristics are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia
    Kaycee M Sink
    Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:796-803. 2006
  3. ncbi Dual use of bladder anticholinergics and cholinesterase inhibitors: long-term functional and cognitive outcomes
    Kaycee M Sink
    Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:847-53. 2008
  4. ncbi Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and cognitive decline in older adults with hypertension: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study
    Kaycee M Sink
    Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
    Arch Intern Med 169:1195-202. 2009
  5. ncbi Designing clinical trials for assessing the effects of cognitive training and physical activity interventions on cognitive outcomes: the Seniors Health and Activity Research Program Pilot (SHARP-P) study, a randomized controlled trial
    Claudine Legault
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences Wachovia 21st floor, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
    BMC Geriatr 11:27. 2011
  6. ncbi Diuretic use is associated with better learning and memory in older adults in the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study
    Sevil Yasar
    Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Alzheimers Dement 8:188-95. 2012
  7. ncbi The relationship between cognitive function and physical performance in older women: results from the women's health initiative memory study
    Hal H Atkinson
    Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Sticht Center on Aging, Roena Kulynych Center for Memory and Cognition Research, and Department of Internal Medicine Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:300-6. 2010
  8. ncbi Telephone interview for cognitive status (TICS) screening for clinical trials of physical activity and cognitive training: the seniors health and activity research program pilot (SHARP-P) study
    Mark A Espeland
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem, NC, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 26:135-43. 2011
  9. ncbi Ethnic differences in the prevalence and pattern of dementia-related behaviors
    Kaycee M Sink
    Division of Geriatrics, University of California at San Francisco, California 94121, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1277-83. 2004

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia: a review of the evidence
    Kaycee M Sink
    Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
    JAMA 293:596-608. 2005
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  2. ncbi Caregiver characteristics are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia
    Kaycee M Sink
    Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:796-803. 2006
    ..To determine whether caregiver characteristics are independently associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia (NPS) after accounting for patient characteristics...
  3. ncbi Dual use of bladder anticholinergics and cholinesterase inhibitors: long-term functional and cognitive outcomes
    Kaycee M Sink
    Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:847-53. 2008
    ..To determine the cognitive and functional consequences of dual use of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChIs) and the bladder anticholinergics oxybutynin or tolterodine...
  4. ncbi Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and cognitive decline in older adults with hypertension: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study
    Kaycee M Sink
    Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
    Arch Intern Med 169:1195-202. 2009
    ..Hypertension (HTN) is a risk factor for dementia, and animal studies suggest that centrally active angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (those that cross the blood-brain barrier) may protect against dementia beyond HTN control...
  5. ncbi Designing clinical trials for assessing the effects of cognitive training and physical activity interventions on cognitive outcomes: the Seniors Health and Activity Research Program Pilot (SHARP-P) study, a randomized controlled trial
    Claudine Legault
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences Wachovia 21st floor, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
    BMC Geriatr 11:27. 2011
    ..Before definitive trials are mounted, important design questions on participation/adherence, training and interventions effects must be answered to more fully inform a full-scale trial...
  6. ncbi Diuretic use is associated with better learning and memory in older adults in the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study
    Sevil Yasar
    Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Alzheimers Dement 8:188-95. 2012
    ..To investigate the association between diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I), angiotensin II receptor blockers (AT2RB), and cognitive function...
  7. ncbi The relationship between cognitive function and physical performance in older women: results from the women's health initiative memory study
    Hal H Atkinson
    Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Sticht Center on Aging, Roena Kulynych Center for Memory and Cognition Research, and Department of Internal Medicine Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:300-6. 2010
    ..Cognitive function and physical performance are associated, but the common sequence of cognitive and physical decline remains unclear...
  8. ncbi Telephone interview for cognitive status (TICS) screening for clinical trials of physical activity and cognitive training: the seniors health and activity research program pilot (SHARP-P) study
    Mark A Espeland
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem, NC, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 26:135-43. 2011
    ..To examine the performance of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) for identifying participants appropriate for trials of physical activity and cognitive training interventions...
  9. ncbi Ethnic differences in the prevalence and pattern of dementia-related behaviors
    Kaycee M Sink
    Division of Geriatrics, University of California at San Francisco, California 94121, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1277-83. 2004
    ....